Keting Chen

My research focuses on understanding the best practices for supporting parents and teachers with diverse background in enhancing young children’s learning, especially for early STEM skills. My goal is to apply my research findings to teaching and practice, to support caregiver (e.g., teachers and parents) preparation. My teaching interests rest on child development courses in general, as well as content based ECE courses.

Selected publications:

Li, Z., Chen, K., Xu, J., Rosales, K., Looney, L., & Zhou, X. (2025). The Mediating Role of Attentional Control and Learning Approaches in the Relationship Between Family Socio-Economic Status and Kindergarteners' School Readiness. Behavioral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15040527

Nugent, G., Liu, D., Chen, K., Soh, L.K., Trainin, G. & Smith, W. (2024). Student Interest in Computer Science: Profiles across Grades K-8. In T. Bastiaens (Ed.), Proceedings of EdMedia + Innovate Learning (pp. 373-379). Brussels, Belgium: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/224542/.

Nugent, G., Chen, K. & Liu, D. (2023). Student computer science self-efficacy, interest, and task value in Grades K-8. In E. Langran, P. Christensen & J. Sanson (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 59-64). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/221852/.

Chen, K., & Hamel, E. E. (2022). Toddler play preferences and the teacher’s role in the outdoor play environment. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, https://doi.org/10.1080/1350293X.2022.2108095

Nugent, G., Chen, K., Soh, LK., Choi, D., Trainin, G., & Smith, W. (2022). Developing K-8 computer science teachers' content knowledge, self-efficacy, and attitudes through evidence-based professional development. ITiCSE '22: Proceedings of the 27th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (pp. 540–546). https://doi.org/10.1145/3502718.3524771